Posts tagged diabetes

• Actos' Cancer Risk Acknowledged by FDA

  M. Brandon Smith | September 25, 2011 11:09 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  An increased risk of developing bladder cancer has been linked to the diabetes drug Actos (generic: pioglitazone). The increased risk of developing bladder cancer is a staggering 40%. Actos was...

• ACTOS Drug Label Revised to Include Bladder Cancer as Possible Risk

  Darren Tobin | September 19, 2011 1:49 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Patients who have been taking ACTOS, a popular diabetes drug, have been warned by the FDA that there is an increase in the risk of bladder cancer when the drug is ingested for more than 12 months....